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Bluefield opens £150m equity raise, lines up projects
03 November 2014Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has lined up a further pipeline of projects it wants to buy as its plans to raise £150 million ($239.9 million) of equity took a major step forward.
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Thai waste-to-energy plants seek $10m
31 October 2014Waste2Tricity (W2T) plans to raise $10 million of equity to help develop two 70MW waste-to-energy plants in Thailand.
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Vattenfall mulls German coal sell-off after SEK23bn write-down
31 October 2014Vattenfall is considering selling its German lignite coal business after the utility took a SEK23.1 billion ($3.1 billion) write-down as its fossil fuel business struggled in a "difficult" European market.
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The evolution of the PTC in the US
30 October 2014The US Production Tax Credit for renewables has had a chequered history, more often than not creating uncertainty for the wind and biomass industries. While the rules are gradually being made more clear for investors, some questions remain unanswered, explains Lee J Peterson
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New Jersey 'green bank' opens for business
30 October 2014New Jersey has officially opened its Energy Resilience Bank (ERB) backed by $200 million of public money.
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EIB provides second €100m loan facility to Ireland's ESB
30 October 2014ESB, Ireland's state-owned electricity supply company, has secured a second €100 million ($126 million) loan facility from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to help it connect wind farms to the national grid.
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Chinese solar firm Amur Sirius to invest $1bn in Russia
29 October 2014Chinese company Amur Sirius, a subsidiary of Harbin Power Equipment, is to invest 45 billion roubles ($1 billion) in solar projects in Russia, according to the Russian business daily Vedomosti.
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Atlantis raises £5m from share placing for tidal power projects
29 October 2014Tidal power company Atlantis Resources has raised an additional £5 million ($8 million) in equity capital by placing 12.5 million shares at a price of £0.40 each.
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UK's Green Investment Bank urged to 'go global', and issue green bonds
29 October 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) should extend its reach internationally, according to leading financiers.
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Infracapital closes new infrastructure fund at £1bn
28 October 2014Infracapital, an investment arm of M&G Investments, has closed its latest fund – Infracapital Partners II – having raised £1 billion ($1.6 billion).